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Overcoming Obstacles

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Benjamin Disraeli once said, “There is no education like adversity,” a quote that resonates well with me. Through twelve years of schooling, countless advanced classes, and learning opportunities, I would consider myself well-educated; in reality nothing has prepared me for life as much as my biggest obstacle. Two weeks, vital time for a developing fetus. However, what happens without those last two weeks? In my case I was still developing my final touches, the consequence being bilateral hearing loss. My parents considered themselves lucky, knowing of course that it could have been much worse. Right around eighteen months, when most children start speaking, they noticed something that separated me from most kids- a speech impediment, because

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